Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman took his record-breaking show to Ireland. The 13th-ranked Fighting Irish couldn't be more excited after Saturday's rout of rival Navy in Dublin.
The victory was hardly a surprise.
and encouraged reporters to include teammates Jaden Greathouse and Marist Liufau at the postgame news conference.Hartman understands, though, that the spotlight always shines on the Notre Dame quarterback — especially when you’re one of college football’s most prolific passers at one of the sports’ most storied programs.
, 98th out of 131 FBS teams, while struggling with deep throws. Defenses adjusted by stacking the line of scrimmage to slow down Notre Dame’s ground game.Over the previous two years, Hartman threw for more than 300 yards per game, scored 89 total TDs and completed more passes of 20 yards or more than anyone else in the FBS.
“This moment isn’t too big. It’s about him going out there and just executing,” Freeman said. “What I really, really thought he did a great job was putting our offense in good positions to execute plays.”Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees’ pro-style system seemed like a perfect fit — until heless than a month after Hartman arrived on campus. Gerad Parker replaced Rees. Hartman and Parker aced their first real test.
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